Central Board of Prison Service in partnership with the Norwegian Directorate for Correctional Services is implementing the project, which Module number 1 called “Pilot penitentiary complexes” assumes building and launching 5 modern penitentiary complexes, each of them comprising a housing pavilion, a production hall and a halfway house. In order to optimize the benefits of the support provided, staff involved in the tasks of the modern penitentiary complexes will receive adequate training. The construction of the production halls and the establishment of cooperation with entrepreneurs will allow the employment of inmates after their professional training. Building a modern space for the inmates will allow for the implementation of new and development of the already existing penitentiary solutions, such as "Programme of work for prisoners".
The total value is €51.1 million – the share of the project’s value is 90.4%
One of the units covered by the programme is Wielkopolski Zakład Karny (penal facility) in Koziegłowy, which operates in the area of District Inspectorate of Prison Service in Poznań.
Prison in Koziegłowy today
Penal facility in Koziegłowy is the area of more than 5.5 hectares, owned by the State Treasury, in the permanent management of the local government, of which almost 3 hectares is a fenced area, where a semi-open unit of 462 seats for recidivists is currently operating. Within the facility, there are four housing pavilions, guardhouse, sickbay, administration as well as kitchen, laundry, magazines and workshops.
What is it going to be like?
It is planned that the following are going to be set up in Koziegłowy prison:
- A housing pavilion for about 200 inmates
- A production hall for about 80 inmates
- A new guardhouse
- A pass office with meeting rooms
- A so-called “halfway house” for about 22 inmates.
In 2019, the unit obtained administrative decisions enabling the location of the investment in that form. A complete technical and construction documentation of the project is currently being prepared. The construction works related to the investment are planned to start at the beginning of 2022 and to be put into service in the first half of 2024.
New buildings mean bigger area for development
The expansion will cover the area of around 1.6 hectares, where 5 new buildings will be built. This area is under the authority of the unit. Part of the investment, related to the construction of a meeting building, guardhouse, roads and parking places and underground utilities, will be financed from the prison budget. The funding from the Norwegian Financial mechanism for the period 2014-2021 will cover the construction of the penitentiary building, the production hall, the halfway house and the fence.
